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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2025

 

Cartica Acquisition Corp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands   001-41198   N/A
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10105

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +1-202-741-3677

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading
Symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange
on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant   CITEU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
         
Class A Ordinary Share, par value $0.0001 per share   CITE   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
         
Redeemable Warrants   CITEW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

 

On April 28, 2025, Cartica Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”) was notified by Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) that Marcum resigned as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. On November 1, 2024, CBIZ CPAs P.C. (“CBIZ CPAs”) acquired the attest business of Marcum. On April 28, 2025, following the approval of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, CBIZ CPAs was engaged, effective immediately, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

 

The reports of Marcum regarding the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles except that, the report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 included an explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and through April 28, 2025, the date of Marcum’s resignation, there were (a) no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) with Marcum on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Marcum, would have caused Marcum to make reference to such disagreement in its report and (b) no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions).

 

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and through April 28, 2025, the date of Marcum’s resignation, neither the Company nor anyone on the Company’s behalf consulted with CBIZ CPAs regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific completed or contemplated transaction or regarding the type of audit opinions that might be rendered by CBIZ CPAs on the Company’s financial statements, and CBIZ CPAs did not provide any written or oral advice that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any such accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a reportable event, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

The Company provided Marcum with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and requested that Marcum furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC, pursuant to Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, stating whether it agrees with the above statements made by us in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K and, if it does not agree, the respects in which it does not agree, as required under Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K. A copy of Marcum’s letter, dated April 28, 2025, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 (which is incorporated by reference herein) to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are being filed herewith: 

 

Exhibit
No.
  Description
16.1   Letter from Marcum LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated April 28, 2025.
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Cartica Acquisition Corp
     
Date: April 28, 2025 By: /s/ Suresh Guduru
  Name: Suresh Guduru
  Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer